tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post5091786388353812334..comments2023-07-05T09:38:23.624+01:00Comments on The Half-Dipper: YOU WIN OR YOU DIEHobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-14123054218711441192015-05-29T11:34:01.201+01:002015-05-29T11:34:01.201+01:00Academic cannibalism is a dish best served cold? :...Academic cannibalism is a dish best served cold? :)<br /><br />I heard one of my favourite quotes recently, in a meeting with some hydrogeologists with whom I have an unusual collaboration:<br /><br /><i>Our models are so much better before we have data.</i><br /><br />This is something on which I think we can all agree...<br /><br /><br />Toodlepip,<br /><br />HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-66888548117935365422015-05-28T19:29:54.298+01:002015-05-28T19:29:54.298+01:00Dear Hobbes,
Easy: Use the conclusion as a hypoth...Dear Hobbes,<br /><br />Easy: Use the conclusion as a hypothesis, wrap it up nicely so no one notices the tautology, get some unpayed overmotivated students to get the raw data, trim the statistics and put your name on it and an "et al." behind it. Present it before publication at *insert name of famous congress here*, get a standing ovation, and publish fast before they notice that Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09687315862467150003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-71682409677517588032015-05-28T12:26:02.644+01:002015-05-28T12:26:02.644+01:00Dear Squirrel,
How do we configure a randomised...Dear Squirrel,<br /><br /> How do we configure a randomised controlled trial with no hypothesis? :)<br /><br /><br /> Best wishes,<br /><br /> HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-76022230801145868482015-05-27T21:52:49.101+01:002015-05-27T21:52:49.101+01:00Dear Hobbes,
Wonderful post. But have you made an...Dear Hobbes,<br /><br />Wonderful post. But have you made any prospective randomized double blind studies to prove your point of view? :)<br /><br />The situation you describe is similar in most academic circles, regardless of specialty, the only difference is the level at which the Game is being played.Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09687315862467150003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-4151883778277167082015-05-27T14:18:38.827+01:002015-05-27T14:18:38.827+01:00Mr. The Dog,
I'm not sure which character fro...Mr. The Dog,<br /><br />I'm not sure which character from Game of Thrones I have you down as. Help me out. :)<br /><br /><br />Toodlepip,<br /><br />HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-64806367014287853422015-05-27T14:16:15.428+01:002015-05-27T14:16:15.428+01:00The haiku: this was a pretty scene. Masses of pin...The haiku: this was a pretty scene. Masses of pinkness were dripping from a parked car during one springtime. I did a "double take", almost unable to believe my eyes - had someone thrown bright pink paint all over that car?<br /><br />I rather like the ungrammaticalness [sic] of the haiku in this instance, exploiting the fantastic ambiguity that haiku permit: there could be a questionHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-10424480357622190812015-05-27T14:11:17.521+01:002015-05-27T14:11:17.521+01:00Dear Ms. Ster,
I have no particular beef against ...Dear Ms. Ster,<br /><br />I have no particular beef against the US system, but the notion of large classes being taught by post-docs / TAs would definitely not catch on here. :)<br /><br />As for myself, I deliberately avoid clouding the discussion with my own particulars, which are unhelpfully specific and not readily amenable to generalisation. I guess I am the ultimate insider. I am Lord Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-28581944010464141182015-05-27T14:06:18.891+01:002015-05-27T14:06:18.891+01:00I'm not sure what it says about me that I like...I'm not sure what it says about me that I liked this tea review more than most that i read. Twodoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06049277551668517782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-80371063029785513642015-05-27T14:05:46.031+01:002015-05-27T14:05:46.031+01:00Many thanks, Norbert - a postdoc with a love of Ga...Many thanks, Norbert - a postdoc with a love of Game-of-Thrones and good taidicha is surely the Holy Trinity. :)Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-9203607364061615692015-05-27T06:04:45.603+01:002015-05-27T06:04:45.603+01:00Dear Hobbes,
I wasn't sure if I should congra...<br />Dear Hobbes,<br /><br />I wasn't sure if I should congratulate you or provide words of consolation but in the true spirit of GoT you left us hanging yet again. There are many shades of living- at least you work in a field where grants are available. <br /><br />Academia in the U.S. sadly is one of the most exploited of professions. To add insult to injury, a family member's hsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118616887446192686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-16859551609420364672015-05-26T19:48:57.530+01:002015-05-26T19:48:57.530+01:00as a postdoc, a fan of game of thrones and lover o...as a postdoc, a fan of game of thrones and lover of cheap but proper plantation shengpu, I thoroughly enjoyed this post.<br />Thanks ;) NorberThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15228796938738530343noreply@blogger.com